Tut - All Hallows Eve

All Hallows Eve

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the wonderful kit All Hallows Eve by Cazie's Designs, which you can purchase here.

A font of your choice.

A tube of your choice.

No filters required.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.

The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 2/1 O/B 55/5.15.

Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.

Open a new image, 600x600.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_frame02, copy & paste, 20%.

Open All_Hallows_eve_Paper5, copy.

With your Selection Tool, Point-to-Point, click around the center of the frame (try to stay fairly close to the inside edge).

New Layer, move underneath frame, layer, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none, Merge visibly.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_web, copy&paste, Resize 55%, move underneath frame layer.

Open All_Hallows_eve_Paper13, copy.

New layer, Arrange – Send to Bottom. Selections – Select all, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

With your Magic Wand, click outside of the web, Selections – Invert, Selections – Modify – Expand by 3, Invert, Selections – Feather – 20, back to your paper layer and hit delete as many times as you wish, Selections – Select none.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_giftbox, copy&paste, Resize 10%, move to the bottom, and slightly to the left side of the frame.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_caldron, copy&paste, Resize 13%, move to the bottom righthand corner of the frame.

Apply Dropshadow.

Optional: I erased part of the bottom of the candleholder.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_WingedSkull, copy&paste, Resize 45%, move to the top of the frame, somewhat centered.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open tube of choice, copy&paste, Resize and position to liking – optional: depending on what tube you use, erase part of the tube that extends beyond frame edges.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Cazie_All Hallows eve_word art 3, copy&paste, Resize to liking, and position to the bottom left.

Apply Dropshadow.

3 New layers.

On the very bottom one, Selections – Select All.

Open All_Hallows_Eve_Paper10, copy, on bottom layer, Paste into Selection (keep selection!).

Open All_Hallows_Eve_Paper12, copy, one layer above bottom layer, Paste into Selection (keep selection!).

Open All_Hallows_Eve_Paper11, copy, third new layer (top of the 3 new layers we created), Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

Bottom layer, Resize 58%, Free Rotate – Left – 5 degrees, Apply Dropshadow.

Middle layer, Resize 57%, Apply Dropshadow.

Top layer, Resize 58%, Free Rotate – Right – 5 degrees, Apply Dropshadow.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking or crop the image.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Always Red & Black

Always Red & Black

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the great kit Always Red & Black by Crystal’s Creations, which you can purchase here.

A font of your choice.

A tube of your choice.

No filters required.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.

The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 2/2 O/B 50/6.19.

Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.

Open a new image, 600x600.

Open frame1, copy&paste, Resize 20%.

With your Magic Wand, click inside the frame, Selections – Modify – Expand by 2.

Open Paper10, copy.

New layer, move underneath frame layer, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

Open your tube, copy&paste, Resize and position to liking inside the frame. Erase the parts you don’t want to show on your finished tag if parts are extending past the frame.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open black gem, copy&paste, Resize 12%, move to the upper right corner, duplicate twice and form a vertical line.

On top gem layer, merge down twice (all three gems), move underneath tube layer if necessary.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open rope beadeds, copy&paste, Resize 20%, move to the right side of the frame.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open butterfly2, copy&paste, Resize 12%, move to the upper right corner.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Paper 5, copy&paste, Arrange – Move to Bottom, Resize 40%, Free Rotate – Left – 30 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Paper 1, copy&paste, Resize 40%, Free Rotate – Right – 13 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Open Paper 8, copy&paste, Resize 40%, Free Rotate – Left – 5 degrees.

Apply Dropshadow.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking or crop the image.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Shadow Music

Shadow Music

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the fabulous kit Shadow Music by Broken Sky Dezine, which you can purchase here.

A font of your choice.

A tube of your choice.

2 masks –I used WSL 117 and 128, created by Weescotslass, which is included in the material. Check out her blog here for further masks.

No filters required.

You can get the material here.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.

The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 0/2 O/B 47/5.49.

Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.

Open a new image, 600x600.

Open BSD_frame1, copy&paste, Resize 45%.

Click with your Magic Wand inside the frame, Selections – Modify – Expand by 2.

New layer, underneath frame.

Open BSD_pp6, copy and back to your image, on the new layer, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

Open BSD_fountain, copy&paste, Resize 40%, move towards the lower right corner of the frame.

Open BSD_fence, copy&paste, Resize 72%, move underneath frame layer, to the right.

Open BSD_steppinstones, copy&paste, Resize 45%, move underneath frame layer, and to the bottom left corner of the frame.

Open BSD_Lady Gabrelle, copy&paste, Resize 50%, move to the left corner, on top of the stepping stones.

Open BSD_gardenpiller, copy&paste, Resize 22%, move underneath frame layer, on top of the stepping stones, and to the left side.

Open BSD_butterfly2, copy&paste, Resize 35%, Free Rotate – Right – 23 degrees, place on top of the frame, in the upper right corner.

Open BSD_flower3, copy&paste, Resize 40%, underneath lady layer, move to the left bottom corner.

Open BSD_pp4, copy.

On image, new layer, Arrange – Move to Bottom, Selections – Select All, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_117.

Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.

Merge group.

Optional: resize mask or use your Deformation Tool, if necessary, to tweek your mask layers to your liking and/or lower the opacity.

Open BSD_pp14, copy.

New layer, on top of previous mask layer, Selections – Select All, Paste into Selection, Selections – Select none.

Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask – MaskWSL_128.

Fit to layer, show all masks, source luminance checked; invert transparency NOT checked.

Merge group.

Optional: resize mask or use your Deformation Tool, if necessary, to tweek your mask layers to your liking and/or lower the opacity.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking or crop the image.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani

Tut - Betrayal

Betrayal

This tutorial is my own creation and based on my own ideas. Any and all similarities with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not upload to or offer this tutorial on any other site without asking me first. Thank you.

Material you will need:

PaintshopPro – I’m using PSP X2, but you should be able to follow the tutorial in any version.

A scrap kit – I used the awesome kit Betrayal by Black Widow Creationz, which you can purchase here.

A font of your choice.

A tube of your choice.

No filters required.

Now, let’s get started. It might be helpful if you choose the elements you wish to use beforehand, and open them up in PSP prior to starting the tutorial. That way, you have them handy when following each step.

Also, you don’t have to slavishly follow each positioning nor setting – play and experiment a bit, especially if you use different elements.

If you are unsure how to position an element, refer back to my sample tag.

I do assume you have at least some to moderate experience and understanding of PSP.

The DropShadow throughout the tutorial remains the same: V/H 2/-1 O/B 43/7.15.

Resizing throughout the tutorial is done with “Resize all Layers” NOT checked.

Open a new image, 600x600.

Open Frame1, copy&paste, Resize 60%.

With your Magic Wand, click inside the frame, Selections – Expand by 2, new layer, underneath frame layer.

Open Paper6, copy, on the new layer, Paste into Selection, Select none.

Open your tube, copy&paste, duplicate once, on the original resize and position to liking in frame (move tube layer underneath frame layer).

Click with your Magic Wand inside the frame, Selections – Expand by 2, Invert, on tube layer, hit “Delete” once, Select none.

Merge all three layers, Free Rotate – Right – 33 degrees, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Frame2, copy&paste, Resize 55%.

On your duplicate tube, Resize & position to liking, move underneath second frames layer.

With your Magic Wand, click inside the second frame, Selections – Expand by 2, Invert, on tube layer, hit “Delete” once, Invert again, keep selections, new layer, underneath second tube layer.

Open Paper10, copy, on new layer, Paste into Selection, Select none.

Merge the second frame, second tube and second paper layers, Apply Dropshadow.

Position both frames to your liking – I moved the second frame a bit further to the left.

Open Doodle1, copy&paste, Resize 80%, Mirror, Flip, Free Rotate – Right – 70 degrees, move in between frame layers, a bit to the bottom and right, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Heartchain1, copy&paste, Resize 50%, move on top of the second frame layer, a bit towards the left of the right edge, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Bow5, copy&paste, Resize 50%, move on top of chain layer, on top of the chain, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Flower2, copy&paste, Resize 45%, move between the two frame layers, to the top and left where the two frames ‘meet’.

Duplicate and move the copy to the bottom and right, Apply Dropshadow to both flowers.

Open Swirl2, copy&paste, position to the left side of the frame, on top of the second frame (underneath bow layer), Free Rotate – Left – 30 degrees.

I used the Point-to-Point Selection tool to erase part of the swirl, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Shade3, copy&paste, Resize 90%, Arrange – Send to Bottom, center.

Open Stars4, copy&paste, Resize 75%, move on top of shade layer, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Moon1, copy&paste, move underneath both frame layers, to the left top, Apply Dropshadow.

Open Starglitter4, copy&paste, Resize & position to liking. I duplicated mine several times. Apply Dropshadow to all starglitters.

Open Bead2, copy&paste, position to liking. I duplicated mine several times.

Open Gem2, copy&paste, position to liking. I duplicated mine several times. Apply Dropshadow to all gems.

Open Shade4, copy&paste, Arrange – Send to Bottom, Gaussian Blur 3.00.

Now, the next step is to add any further text, copyright information and your watermark to the graphic.

Feel free to merge all layers visible and then resize to your liking or crop the image.

If you prefer a transparent background, save your tag in PNG format.

Otherwise, if you select the JPG, it will automatically add a white background.

Should you care for a different colored background:

New layer, arrange, send to bottom, and floodfill with your color of choice.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

XOXOXO,

Dani